Top news items in major S. African media outlets

The following are news items in South African major news outlets on Thursday:

-- The South African government will reflect on Wednesday's court order that it has to revoke its notice of withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), before deciding if it should appeal, the Justice Ministry said.

"Government has noted the judgment delivered by the Pretoria High Court today on the notice to withdraw from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC)," Ministry of Justice and Correctional Services spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said. (News24)

-- South Africa's day of reckoning with international rating agencies is coming as a result of President Jacob Zuma, who "ushered in a kleptocracy that's now reached deep into his entire administration, barring the Treasury."

That's the view of Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer and author of Time magazine's list of the world's top geopolitical risks, who visited South Africa in February on a fact-finding mission. (Fin24)

-- The South African government has a good handle on the countries fiscal numbers, says Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan.

This comes after the Minister delivered his 2017 Budget Speech on Wednesday. (South African Broadcasting Corporation) Endit